Privacy Policy
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Protecting Your Privacy and Security
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TRUSTe Certified
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What Information We Collect and How We Use It
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Security
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Reviewing and Making Choices About the Use of Your Information
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Updates and
Notification of Changes to this Privacy Policy
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Acceptance of this Privacy Policy
TRUSTe Certified
We value the relationship we have with our users and customers and are
committed to responsible information-handling practices. We take great care in
safeguarding your personal information and exceeding our own internal standards
and best practices.
The [Partner Description] store is operated by Simplexity, LLC
("Simplexity"). We provide this notice explaining our online
information practices and the choices you can make about the way your
information is used by our site. This Privacy Policy covers the site www.VMCSatellite.com.
Simplexity is a participant in the TRUSTe Privacy Seal Program. TRUSTe
is an independent organization whose mission is to advance privacy and trust in
the networked world. Simplexity wants to demonstrate its commitment to
your privacy so we have agreed to disclose our information practices and have
our privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe.
By displaying the TRUSTe trustmark, Simplexity has agreed to notify you
of:
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What personally identifiable information is
collected from you through the Web site;
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How the information is used;
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With whom the information may be shared;
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What choices are available to you regarding
collection, use and distribution of the information;
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What security procedures are in place to protect
the loss, misuse or alteration of information under Simplexity’s control; and
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How you can correct or update your information.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, or
complaints arising from our use of your personal information, please contact us
via certified mail at: Simplexity, LLC, c/o Privacy Administration, 10790
Parkridge Boulevard, Suite 200, Reston, VA 20191 or via e-mail at
privacypolicy@simplexity.com. If you do not receive acknowledgment of your
inquiry, or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you may contact
TRUSTe through the TRUSTe WatchDog Dispute Resolution Process (www.truste.org/consumers/watchdog_complaint.php).
TRUSTe will then serve as a liaison with Simplexity to resolve your concerns.
What
Information We Collect and How We Use It
Non-Personally Identifiable Information
Location Information
We collect location information in order to improve your shopping
experience. If you shop for location-specific products such as a wireless or
satellite rate plan, we ask for a zip code and record this information via a
cookie so that we may display only services which are available in your area.
We also save this information so that we don’t have to ask for it again on your
next visit.
We also collect information about your computer, including without
limitation hardware, software and configuration information, your IP address,
operating system, browser type, domain name of your Internet service provider,
URL, access times and/or referring Web site address. We
use this information to evaluate and track your order, help administer our Web
site, examine overall traffic trends and to help improve our site and make your
browsing and purchasing experience more enjoyable. We also use this information
to improve the design and content of our Web site, personalize your Internet
experience, analyze service usage, track user activity and minimize fraud.
Cookies
Cookies are used by your computer's browser to store your preferences.
We use both session and persistent cookies. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell
us your e-mail address or personally identifiable information. In addition,
some of our advertisers and business affiliates may use cookies on our site. We
have no access to or control over these cookies and their use is not covered by
this Privacy Policy.
Tracking Pixels
This site makes use of a technology designed to enhance your browsing
experience. The technology makes use of a small and transparent Java applet to
provide you with a faster browsing experience. In addition, aggregate reporting
information is collected and made available to the site owner only. No personal
or personally identifiable information is gathered or used in this process.
Online Preference Marketing
We use third party advertising companies and advertising networks, including without limitation Microsoft and AudienceScience, to serve targeted behavioral and multi-site advertisements to you on our behalf when you visit our Web site. They do this by researching and collecting Web site usage and behavioral data through the use of cookies, monitoring technologies and Web beacons to provide targeted advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you on our, and other, Web sites. These companies do not use your personally identifiable information to provide this service. If you would like more information about this practice, or to opt-out of the collection of this information on our Web site, please visit: http://www.networkadvertising.org/optout_nonppii.asp; and/or http://privacy.microsoft.com.
Personally Identifiable Information
Order Information
When you place an order for products or services we collect certain
types of personally identifiable information required to fulfill those product and/or
service order, including (1) contact information (such as name, address, e-mail
address, and telephone number); (2) payment information (such as credit card
number); and/or (3) ID verification information (such as credit card number,
date of birth, Social Security Number, and/or Driver's License Number).
We collect ID verification information to determine your eligibility
and/or process your application We, and/or the service provider, may perform an
identity and/or credit check as a part of our fraud protection and order
fulfillment process. In the event that your order is not approved by the
service provider of your choice without a deposit, we may also submit your data
to an alternate service provider who also may perform an identity and/or credit
check.
If you would like to place an order but are reluctant to provide this
information online, you may provide it to us by telephone during our normal
business hours. For wireless products and services, telephone agents are
available when the Order By Phone button is visible on one of the shopping
pages of our site. Simply click on this button to speak to an agent and provide
your information over the phone. For home connectivity services, telephone
agents are available Monday through Friday, 9AM to 6PM. They can be reached at
1-800-998-3474 for satellite services and 1-800-401-0158 for security services.
We use the contact information you provide to communicate with you, such
as to send you order confirmations, respond to your inquiries and provide you
with important product updates, warranty and/or safety information. In
addition, we use contact information you provide to offer you additional
products, programs or services that we believe may be of interest to you. You can easily opt out of receiving marketing
emails by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the e-mail. Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy, we do not share,
sell, rent or trade personally identifiable information with third parties for
their promotional purposes unless you authorize us to do so.
If you choose to use our email
forwarding functionality or our referral service to tell a friend about our Web
site, we will ask you for your friend’s name and email address. We will
automatically send your friend the forwarded email or a one-time promotional email,
as applicable. We use this information for the sole purpose of forwarding the
email or sending the one-time promotional email and delete the information
afterwards.
Supplementation of Information
We may, from time to time, supplement the information we collect online
with outside records (e.g., information from our strategic partners, service providers,
or the United States Postal Service) to enhance our ability to serve you, to
tailor our content to you and to offer you opportunities to purchase products
or services that we believe may be of interest to you.
Affiliate Sign-Up Process
If you register to be one of our Affiliates, the
data you submit in the Affiliate Sign-Up Process may be collected by or
submitted by us to a third-party company that we may designate to manage our
Affiliates program(s). In such cases, we will disclose the name of the
third-party company and you will be subject to that third party’s privacy
policy.
Live Help and Chat Function
To better serve you and promptly address your questions regarding our wireless and/or home connectivity products and/or services, we also maintain a Live Chat function through which we can respond in real time to your questions. Information collected through Live Chat sessions may be monitored or recorded by us or by our Live Chat platform provider. This information allows us to complete or update your order, train employees and provide high-quality customer service.
Social Media
If you use a blog on one of our Web sites, any
personally identifiable information you submit or post on such sites can be
read, collected, and/or used by other users of these sites. We are not
responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit on
these sites.
Surveys
During and/or after your visit to our Web site, we
may ask you questions about our products and services and/or your shopping
experience. If you submit answers to
these questions, we may place your answers and your first name on our Web site to
inform other customers and improve their shopping experience, but we will not
list any personally identifiable information other than your first name without
first receiving your approval to do so.
Sharing
of Your Information
Trusted Third Parties
Please be assured that any third parties who have access to the
information you provide, including our marketing partners, agents, contractors
and business affiliates, have agreed to protect it in a manner that is
consistent with this Privacy Policy. To fulfill your requests for products and
services, we may need to share some of your personally identifiable information
with the service provider from which you have requested service. More
specifically, when you place an order, we will share contact and ID
verification information required by the service provider. The service provider
may use this information for credit approval, service activation, and from time
to time, its own marketing purposes in accordance with its privacy policy. You should
consult the service providers' privacy policy, as this Privacy Policy does not
cover their use of your information. We may need to share your
personally identifiable information with other third party service providers
that assist us with online chat services, credit card processing, fraud
screening and shipping in connection with your order and/or use of our site.
We also work closely with and may share your contact information with trusted
third party business affiliates to provide you with information on products and
services that may be of interest to you.
Co-branded Web Sites and Offers
In addition, you can access Simplexity through many third party
co-branded Web sites and partner marketing efforts. For example, if you see a
logo on the page that says "Powered by Simplexity," you are on a
co-branded page. Whenever you provide contact information on a co-branded page,
that data may be shared with the third party site or partner through which you
access Simplexity. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of such third
parties, as their privacy policy also governs their use of your information.
Simplexity sometimes may offer content (e.g., promotions, affiliations,
sponsorships) that is sponsored by or co-branded with identified third parties.
By virtue of these relationships, the third parties may obtain personally
identifiable and other information that users voluntarily submit or authorize
Simplexity to provide to accept the offer. We encourage you to read the privacy
policies of such third parties, as their privacy policy also governs the maintenance
and use of your information.
Links
This site may contain links to other Web sites whose information
practices may be different from ours. Our Privacy Policy does not cover these
third party Web sites’ uses of your information. Visitors should consult the sites'
privacy notice as we have no control over information that is submitted to, or
collected by, these third parties.
Legal Process/Disclaimer
We may disclose personally identifiable information in response to or in
connection with judicial or regulatory proceedings or when we believe in good
faith that the law requires it, for example, in response to a court order,
subpoena or a law enforcement agency's request.
Security
We have put in place multiple levels of physical and electronic security
to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access to our systems, maintain data
security and securely use the information we collect. These measures include
secure Web pages, VeriSign SSL certificate ensuring the privacy and security of
order information, and HackerSafe certification, representing the highest
security scanning standards of the U.S. government and all major credit card
providers. All information submitted is protected by our secure server, which
automatically encrypts your personally identifiable information so that it
cannot be read while traveling over the Internet.
Reviewing
and Making Choices About the Use of Your Information
Reviewing and Updating Your Information
If you would like to review, update and/or correct the personally
identifiable information that we have collected from you online, simply send
your request via certified mail to: Simplexity, LLC, c/o Privacy
Administration, 10790 Parkridge Boulevard, Suite 200, Reston, VA 20191 or via
e-mail to privacypolicy@simplexity.com. For wireless service customers, you may
also send your request via the Customer Support feedback section in our customer service center.
To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to help
verify your identity before granting access or making corrections to your
personal information.
Choices/Opt
Out
If you prefer not to receive marketing information, including emails,
from us, or wish to deactivate your account information if you are no longer an
active customer, simply send your request via certified mail to: Simplexity, LLC,
c/o Privacy Administration, 10790 Parkridge Boulevard, Suite 200, Reston, VA
20191 or via e-mail to privacypolicy@simplexity.com. Please note that if you
choose to opt out of marketing programs, you will continue to receive important
service-related communications (e.g., order confirmation or product safety
information) which is not promotional in nature.
Contact
Us
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, or would like
more information on our privacy practices, simply send your inquiry to us via certified
mail at: Simplexity, LLC, c/o Privacy Administration, 10790 Parkridge
Boulevard, Suite 200, Reston, VA 20191 or via e-mail to
privacypolicy@simplexity.com.
Updates
and Notification of Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify
this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make
material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you here, by email, or
by means of a notice on our home page so that you are aware of what information
we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose
it.
Acceptance
of this Privacy Policy
By visiting this Web site, you are accepting the practices described in
this Privacy Policy.
Last Updated February 2010